IAEA wants to redeploy nuclear inspectors in N. Korea

The International Atomic Energy Agency must redeploy its inspectors in North Korea to help with the de-nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, Yukiya Amano, director general of the UN nuclear agency was quoted as saying by Kyodo news agency.

The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, announced on Monday, has plunged the region into uncertainty over the stability of the unpredictable state that is trying to build a nuclear arsenal. (Reuters)